Close to Dark Orchid
#CD35DA
#CD35DA is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 20.8% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 295°, with 69% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CD35DA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CD35DA as they’d see it.
#CD35DA in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CD35DA
What color is #CD35DA?
#CD35DA is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 20.8% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 295°, with 69% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CD35DA in RGB?
#CD35DA is rgb(205, 53, 218): 205 red, 53 green, and 218 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CD35DA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 76, 0, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CD35DA?
PANTONE Purple C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CD35DA?
Its complement #009203 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.